1. Protracted Refugee Situations and Peacebuilding
- Author:
- Gil Loescher, James Milner, Edward Newman, and Gary Troeller
- Publication Date:
- 05-2007
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- United Nations University
- Abstract:
- Despite the need for a multifaceted approach to protracted refugee situations, the overall response of policy makers remains compartmentalised. Security, development and humanitarian issues tend to be discussed in different forums, each with their own institutional arrangements and independent policy approaches. Meaningful comprehensive solutions for protracted refugee situations must overcome these divisions and instead incorporate the recent policy initiatives of a wide range of actors. This type of broader engagement—with a catalytic role by UNHCR—cannot occur without the sustained engagement of all branches of the UN system. In this way, the establishment of the UN Peacebuilding Commission provides both a timely opportunity and a possible institutional context for this type of cross-sectoral approach.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, International Relations, Disaster Relief, and Humanitarian Aid
- Political Geography:
- United Nations